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Venezuelan presidential opposition candidate heads for Spanish exile

International —8 September, 2024 16:32

Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia was on Sunday heading into exile in Spain aboard a military aeroplane after the South American country's…

Venezuelan presidential opposition candidate heads for Spanish exile

Harris gears up for debate as Trump talks economy

Vice President Kamala Harris travels to the crucial battleground…

Harris gears up for debate as Trump talks economy
China gifting 2 warships to Cambodia

Cambodia's Defense Ministry said Wednesday that China is giving…

China gifting 2 warships to Cambodia

Modi leaves for official tours to Brunei, Singapore

Modi leaves for official tours to Brunei, Singapore

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday embarked on a three-day official visit to Brunei Darussalam andSingapore. Modi's Brunei visit will be the first-ever bilateral visit…

Azerbaijan ruling party wins polls

Azerbaijan ruling party wins polls

Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev's party has won snap parliamentary elections, the poll commission said Monday, as the opposition denounced widespread violations including multiple…

Biden, Harris to meet US negotiating team on Gaza hostage deal

Biden, Harris to meet US negotiating team on Gaza hostage deal

President Joe Biden will sit down on Monday with US negotiators pushing for a hostage-release deal in the Israel-Hamas war, the White House said, after the deaths of six captives in…

Israeli protesters call for a cease-fire

Israeli protesters call for a cease-fire

Tens of thousands of grieving and angry Israelis surged into the streets Sunday night after six more hostages were found dead in Gaza, chanting “Now! Now!” as they demanded…

Philippine detains more than 160 people over cybercrime

Philippine detains more than 160 people over cybercrime

Philippine authorities raided a suspected illegal online gaming and cyberscam complex in a central province and took into custody more than 160 people — mostly Chinese and Indonesians…

Taiwan presidintial candidate on risk of further detention

Taiwan presidintial candidate on risk of further detention

Taiwan investigators were expected to rule Sunday on the further detention of a former presidential candidate amid graft allegations that have sparked minor street protests by his…

Japan wants its hardworking citizens to try a 4-day workweek

Japan wants its hardworking citizens to try a 4-day workweek

Japan, a nation so hardworking its language has a term for literally working oneself to death, is trying to address a worrisome labor shortage by coaxing more people and companies…

Norway's Princess Martha Louise to wed her California shaman

Norway's Princess Martha Louise to wed her California shaman

Norwegian Princess Martha Louise is set to marry American self-proclaimed shaman Durek Verrett on Saturday, a union of two alternative therapy devotees that has raised eyebrows in…

Brazil block on social network X comes into effect: AFP

Brazil block on social network X comes into effect: AFP

A block on Elon Musk's X social network in Brazil started to take effect early Saturday after a Supreme Court judge ordered its suspension, according to AFP. Access to the platform, formerly known as Twitter, was no longer possible for some users in the South American country, who were presented with a message asking them to reload the browser without being able to log in successfully.  

'Significant' risk of wider Middle East conflict: UN peacekeeper chief

'Significant' risk of wider Middle East conflict: UN peacekeeper chief

A broader regional war in the Middle East where conflict already rages between Hamas and Israel remains a"significant risk", the head of the UN peacekeeping force warned Friday. Speaking…

Harris faces key test with first campaign interview

Harris faces key test with first campaign interview

US Vice President Kamala Harris will give her first interview Thursday since becoming the Democratic standard-bearer, after intense criticism from Republicans that she has been hiding…

Monsoon floods in India's Gujarat kill at least 28 people

Monsoon floods in India's Gujarat kill at least 28 people

Intense monsoon rains and floods in India's Gujarat state killed at least 28 people in the past three days, some drowning and others hit by falling trees, government officials said.…

Russian fuel depot on fire after drone attack

Russian fuel depot on fire after drone attack

A fuel depot caught fire in southwest Russia's Rostov region after a Ukrainian drone attack, the regional governor said Wednesday. Firefighters were still battling the flames,…

Modi tells Putin he supports end to Ukraine war

Modi tells Putin he supports end to Ukraine war

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday that he supports a swift end to the grinding conflict in Ukraine after visiting the war-hit country. Modi,…